Senior Finance Manager

CBRE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global commercial real estate services firm is seeking a Finance Sr. Manager to oversee Finance Strategy and Operations. You will be responsible for driving budgeting processes, mentoring a team, and producing complex financial reports. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and 5 - 8 years of experience in finance, showcasing strong leadership and organizational skills. This role offers significant growth opportunities and a chance to make a real impact in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, and mentoring.
• Ability to convey performance expectations and handle complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team for Finance Strategy and Operations outputs.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Mentor and coach team members.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Intermediate math skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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About the Role:

As a CBRE Finance Sr. Manager, you will manage a team responsible for producing all output associated with Finance Strategy and Operations, including the annual budget preparation, monthly forecasts, strategic planning, management reporting, and other special projects.

This job is part of the Financial Strategy and Operations job function. They are responsible for maintaining accounting, financial, and reporting policies and controls.

What You'll Do:

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Drive the budgeting process, forecasting process, strategic planning process, and standard management reporting.
• Approve balance sheet account analysis, statement of cash flows and supporting schedules, and standard consolidated reporting packs.
• Review and approve all monthly journal entries.
• Produce a variety of complex routine and ad hoc financial reports, packages and pro forma analyses for senior management and planning unit.
• Implement research, development and preparation of accounting policy and procedures.
• Manage special projects and prepare presentations for management.
• Exchange and explain difficult information, conveys performance expectations, and handles sensitive issues.
• Influence parties of shared interests to reach agreement.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.